“The sentencing s totally in the discretion of the court, and is up to the court to make that decision and it's a tough decision that a judge has to make, we're just very pleased. You can tell that the judge had though about it for quite a while after the hearing....and we really appreciate what he did,” said Filmore

Hawthorne contended it was an accident, but chief assistant district attorney bill Filmore convinced the jury otherwise.

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